Title Pathologies of love : medicine and the woman question in early modern France / Judy Kem

Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 287 pages) Series Women and gender in the early modern world Women and gender in the early modern world. Contents Cover; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Love or Seduction?; 2. From Physical to Spiritual Love; 3. Platonic Love, Marriage, and Infertility; 4. Love and Death; 5. Fatal Lovesickness; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About Judy Kem; Series List Summary "Judy Kem looks at the writings of Christine de Pizan, Jean Molinet, Symphorien Champier, Jean Lemaire de Belges, and Marguerite de Navarre, examining the role of received medical ideas in the Querelle des femmes"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 19, 2019) Subject Women -- France -- History -- Renaissance, 1450-1600 Women -- Health and hygiene -- France -- History -- 16th century Sex differences -- History -- 16th century Sex differences in literature -- History -- 16th century Sex role -- France -- History -- 16th century Sex role in literature -- History -- 16th century Medicine -- Philosophy -- History -- 16th century HISTORY -- Europe -- France. Medicine -- Philosophy. Sex differences. Sex differences in literature. Sex role. Sex role in literature. Women -- Health and hygiene. Women -- Renaissance. France. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781496216878 1496216873 9781496216854 1496216857

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